Prince Charles Reads from Harmony

For decades, the Prince of Wales has been chastised for his unorthodox views. In his new book, Harmony: A New Way of Looking At Our World (HarperCollins, November 2)—discussed by Bob Colacello in the November issue of the U.S. edition of Vanity Fair—the heir to the British throne definitively, and fervently, vocalizes his thoughts about the planet and its future. Examining everything from architecture to organic farming to sustainable economics, His Royal Highness presents a compelling case that modern industrialization has led to a state of disharmony with nature. In the excerpt below, Prince Charles outlines his environmental manifesto for a “Sustainable Revolution.” This text will be replaced var so = new SWFObject('/mp3/ontheweb/player.swf','mpl','460','20','9'); so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); so.addParam('flashvars','&file=http://downloads.vanityfair.com/downloads/podcast/101006-hrh.mp3','&backcolor=2e2b1e','&frontcolor=FFFFFF'); so.write('player');